What song are they singing at the start?
I think they also sing it at the very end of the film.
Thanks.
The song is 'Jean', sung by Oliver, popular artist of the time
shareI think the OP means the song sung by all the girls and the teachers
shareYeah, sorry you're right.
I'm not sure of the title but the lyrics can be found on www.script-o-rama.com
Just type in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Strange as it may seem what they are singing at the beginning is a hymn called Lord, Behold Us With Thy Blessing and at the end they are singing a very similar but separate hymn called Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing.
The structure of the two are almost the same and with a small adjustment they can be sung to the same tune - as is done here.
When I was at school in the 1950s it was not uncommon for one to be sung at the beginning of term and the other to be sung at the end of term, again just as is done here.
If you want more information you will find them both at http://www.cyberhymnal.org/ and several other web sites.
Yes, religious indoctrination was part of school life just like legalised assault by teachers with a cane or belt. Given Miss Brodie's admiration of Mussolini she'd probably have approved of the way religion was inflicted on schoolkids and the way they were persuaded against their better judgement. Religion is just the oldest brand of fascism.
shareDeNiro (Robert?) --
I think you're being a little harsh -- "Religion is just the oldest brand of
fascism"? Perhaps. However, it also is the oldest brand of
salvation in a cruel, unfair world. It is also the oldest organizer
of charity for the hungry, the oldest educator of the masses, the
oldest David taking down the Goliath of tyranny (Just look at
what the church did in Poland to decimate the grip of Communist
Russia in the 1980s).
Actually, Jean's hostility towards "organized" religion is shown early in the film when she makes some cracks at Mr. Lloyd's Catholic faith by implying that he has relinquished free choice by following the Church of Rome. It's one of the reasons why she gives for ending their affair- she doesn't respect his following such an authoritarian religion. (I believe Miss Brodie is supposed to be a Presbyterian, but her revulsion at Mr. Lowther's craven resignation under pressure from a deacon at his church also indicates she despises any sort of religious authoritarianism.)
It's part of Jean's hypocrisy and naivety that she denigrates the authoritarianism of her employer, the Catholic Church, and Mr. Lowther's deacon, but embraces it as a political philosophy.
Strange as it may seem what they are singing at the beginning is a hymn called Lord, Behold Us With Thy Blessing and at the end they are singing a very similar but separate hymn called Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing.
Isn't there another one called Praise My Soul the King of Heaven, with the same tune? Something like that, anyway.
Love is never having to say you're sober. share
I recognized the tune but not the words. It's not at all unusual for several hymns to be sung to the same tune.
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